Budget Long Range Precision Rifle
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You’re on the right track, a CTR is a great choice, as is .260. Only hesitation would be the barrel length. Tikka barrels are already slow, and a short barrel just makes it a little worse. That said, all you’re sacrificing is some velocity, so it may not be a huge deal, situation dependent.
Tikka CTR is a great choice if you are on a tight budget (and 0-1200 is a pretty tight budget). I have a CTR in 6.5CM that consistently shoots sub MOA with factory ammo. Sonoran P. is giving you good advice on barrel length, Tikka's tend to have pretty slow barrels, so depending on the distances you are planning to shoot you might think about a longer barrel.
Nice thing about Tikka is that you can upgrade. IMHO the only thing that holds the Tikka CTR back is the stock, but as you get more serious you can spend another $4-600 to upgrade to a Bravo or XLR chassis. Or you could spend a little more off the bat and get this: https://www.eurooptic.com/Tikka-T3x-TAC-A1-260-Rem-24-Like-New-Demo-Rifle-JRTAC321L.aspx
This also looks pretty interesting: https://www.eurooptic.com/Sako-S20-...24-Bbl-1-8-Like-New-Demo-Rifle-JRS20P382.aspx, although it is in 6.5CM. I will tell you that my Sako TRG22 is the most accurate rifle I own and produces at least one or two .3-.4 MOA 5 shot groups every time I take it to the range. And that's with factory ammo.
Nice thing about Tikka is that you can upgrade. IMHO the only thing that holds the Tikka CTR back is the stock, but as you get more serious you can spend another $4-600 to upgrade to a Bravo or XLR chassis. Or you could spend a little more off the bat and get this: https://www.eurooptic.com/Tikka-T3x-TAC-A1-260-Rem-24-Like-New-Demo-Rifle-JRTAC321L.aspx
This also looks pretty interesting: https://www.eurooptic.com/Sako-S20-...24-Bbl-1-8-Like-New-Demo-Rifle-JRS20P382.aspx, although it is in 6.5CM. I will tell you that my Sako TRG22 is the most accurate rifle I own and produces at least one or two .3-.4 MOA 5 shot groups every time I take it to the range. And that's with factory ammo.
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Just for reference, when we complain about "Slow Barrels" in a Tikka, It's about 100 FPS with factory SAAMI spec ammo.
Tikka cuts the throat on the 6.5 CM like a giraffe - It's Looonnngggg for factory ammo.
You start handloading and load long high BC bullets to short ogive to rifling dimensions and you can utilize the additional powder capacity to regain velocity.
Tikka cuts the throat on the 6.5 CM like a giraffe - It's Looonnngggg for factory ammo.
You start handloading and load long high BC bullets to short ogive to rifling dimensions and you can utilize the additional powder capacity to regain velocity.
